HCCSC collects and tracks data in order to improve services for the homeless and meet funders’ requirements.

Scroll to view both recent and historical data and learn more about the data system.

Visit our How to Get Help page for more information about how the specialists can assist those who are homeless or experiencing a housing crisis.

The Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

The Stark County Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is a data collection system utilizing a single point of entry (the Homeless Hotline, 330-452-4363) for clients in need of emergency shelter or other homeless services. The HMIS assigns each case a number, which can be used to access various services at different locations throughout Stark County. Data from the HMIS can be used to track who is being served by the programs, who is seeking assistance, trends in the population seeking assistance and the types of assistance provided.

Each Continuum of Care is required to operate an HMIS by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for reporting demographic and outcomes data for all local, state, and federal grants. All agencies receiving funding from the Continuum of Care grant must participate in HMIS. More detailed information about the HMIS requirement can be found at www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/hmis/. Please direct questions about HMIS or the Homeless Hotline to Jennifer Keaton at Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, (330) 430-3964.

System Performance Targets

State and federal funding sources gauge each Continuum of Care’s progress toward ending homelessness using a set of established performance measures. In accordance with their standards, HCCSC has set FFY2017 Performance Targets for these measures for the different project types in its system. You can also view the FFY2017 targets on our Member Resources >> Charter & Policies page as policy G.2.

Historical Point-in-Time (PIT) Count Data

Each year, HUD requires communities receiving CoC grants to conduct a Point-in-Time (PIT) Count in January. The purpose of the count is to get a snapshot of the number of homeless individuals and families in Stark County. Visit our “How to Get Involved” page to read about the Stark County Homeless Services Collaborative, the group that leads the local count in cooperation with HCCSC.

2017 HUD CoC Grant Competition

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the FY2017 awards on January 11th, 2018. The Homeless Continuum of Care of Stark County was awarded $3,021,970. The amount awarded was an increase from the FY2017 award of $2,696,040.

To view all three components of the completed application or to learn more,click the button below to visit our Funding page.

November & December 2018
HMIS Training & Agency Meeting Dates

*Note about HMIS 101: If you are a new staff member at an agency and need HMIS 101 Training, please schedule a one-on-one session with either Jennifer Keaton or Teresa Ponchak at StarkMHAR.

All trainings are located at:

Goodwill Community Campus

408 9th St. SW, Canton, OH 44707

A note about the photography…

Many of the photos used on the HCCSC pages are from Pixabay users, including Leroy Skalstad. Because they are posted on Pixabay, the photographers receive no royalties for them. However, if you would like to support Leroy, click the button below to go to his page and find the “coffee” button to donate.